Originally posted on Fabulous Realms:
Since the release of the first Harry Potter novel in 1997, J K Rowling’s books about the boy wizard and his adventures have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and commercial success worldwide. But it is also fair to say that the series has also attracted more than its fair share of criticism. There…

Author Interview by Jade Kerrion

Check out the latest author interview with yours truly by award winning writer of Perfection Unleashed, Jade Kerrion: http://www.jadekerrion.com/2012/12/05/author-interview-noor-a-jahangir-the-changeling-king/

Nobel Prizes and Other News

So the word is out that a dude in China, Mo Yan, aged 57 has been selected for the Nobel Prize for literature. His writing is described as a blending of magic realism and social realism. That’s literary terms for weird stuff that is confusing and therefore good, or which us popular fiction types call […]

Review: Conan the Cimmerian

Conan the Cimmerian continues to capture the imaginations of readers 80 years after Robert Ervin Howard penned the first Conan story, The Phoenix on the Sword, in 1932. Since then, the iconic character of Conan has graced magazines, books, comic books, cartoons, television serials, video games and the big screen. This particular tome contains all […]

Praise from on high!!!

“With the scope of Tolkien, the intimacy of Philip Pullman, and the grit of Richard K. Morgan, Noor Jahangir has written a compelling and deliciously dark fantasy for contemporary readers.” Jason Sizemore, Hugo and Stoker Award-nominated editor, owner of Apex Publications. Follow Jason Sizemore through his blog http://jason-sizemore.com/

Barbarians at the Gate!

Originally posted on Fabulous Realms:
What is it that makes barbarian characters so popular and appealing? The original barbarians – the Huns, the Goths, the Gauls, the Saxons, Jutes and Picts etc – were history’s Hell’s Angels, credited with nothing less than bringing about the fall of western civilisation and the onset of the Dark…

Another Chance to Get 40% Off The Changeling King

Use this promotion from Lulu to get an extra 20% off the already discounted paperback version of The Changeling King. This is a limited time offer so please do hurry and get the discount.

The Book Launch

The first launch event for the Changeling King took place at the Burnley branch of Costa Coffee yesterday. I was hoping to hold it in my home town, but things have been too hectic with work and studying. I set up in the farthest corner from the door, by the toilets. A few loyal friends […]

Constipation of the Mind

Those who follow my Facebook posts know that I’ve been out of action on the fiction front for a couple of months. I’ve been hard at work finishing off essays and my dissertation for my MA in Community Leadership. That’s done now and I graduate in about a month’s time. I may have been taking […]

Monster vs Mariner: The Gothic Novel

In 1765, when Horace Walpole wrote The Castle of Otranto during the Romantic period, the Gothic novel became acceptable writing material. Early depictions of the genre saw the use of stereotypical settings, usually an eerie castle or mansion on a wind-swept moor, where mysterious and macabre incidents occurred especially on stormy nights. It was also […]